And one of the American Idol contestants did just that last night with what was called “one of the greatest performances in the history of 12 years of American Idol” by Randy Jackson.

Candice Glover brought down the house with her performance of The Cure’s Love Song which clearly blew Mariah away and compelled her to show some glittery love (above)!

And Candice KNOWS that little bit of glitter is more than just some sparkle as she revealed:

“[The glitter] was in this little box and [after the show], she gave me the box. She was like, 'This is what I carried it in, dah-ling.' I was like, uh, ok. But if Mariah Carey throws glitter at you, it must be something good!"

But that wasn’t all that went on last night…

The ladiez held onto the competition as the final guy, Lazaro Arbos, struggled to get through another episode.

After performing Close to You by The Carpenters, Randy deemed it “the worst performance you've ever had on the show.”

I took a few years off from watching AI but decided to give it a try this year. The best and most amazing thing about the whole show is Candice Glover. When she cried last night I got teary eyed just watching it. And who can compare to Miss Mariah? Has she been able to utter a complete sentence this whole season? She is a hoot! Not a great judge, but entertaining just the same. Lazaro should have been booted in week 1, so maybe he will go tonight. But Ms. Candice, you are the best!

Candice is the token Ella Fitzgerald for this year. Every year has one. I don't get what all the hype is about. She can sing in one small jandra (r&b) and that is about it. Not the best idol performance ever - c'mon, there are backup singers that are just as good or better.

Mariah is THE ONLY judge to pick Candice in her TOP 3 !!
so mimi is the only RELEVANT judge after all, and MC is so modest & loving that only a glitter bomb would ARTICULATE to all the HATERS that she was right all along ….
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL